1 Kings 20:35–41

A Prophet Condemns Ahab

³⁵By the word of the Lord one of the company of the prophets^o said to his companion, “Strike me with your weapon,” but he refused.^p

³⁶So the prophet said, “Because you have not obeyed the Lord, as soon as you leave me a lion^q will kill you.” And after the man went away, a lion found him and killed him.

³⁷The prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please.” So the man struck him and wounded him. ³⁸Then the prophet went and stood by the road waiting for the king. He disguised himself with his headband down over his eyes. ³⁹As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, “Your servant went into the thick of the battle, and someone came to me with a captive and said, ‘Guard this man. If he is missing, it will be your life for his life,^r or you must pay a talent^b of silver.’ ⁴⁰While your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.”

“That is your sentence,”^s the king of Israel said. “You have pronounced it yourself.”

⁴¹Then the prophet quickly removed the headband from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.